Wu Tianming

essential information

Character experience

In 1960, Wu Tianming applied for the Xi'an Film Studio actor training class, and played the role of rural youth iron ox in the plot film "Bashan red wave". In 1962, after finishing the training course, he stayed in the Western Film Group Co., Ltd. and became an actor.

In 1974, he entered the film director professional class of central May 7th University of Arts (later the director training class of Beijing Film Academy). In 1979, he and Teng Wenji co directed his first film the trill of life. In 1981, he cooperated with Teng Wenji to direct the family movie kinship, starring Liu Dong and Xu min.

In 1983, he directed the plot film river without navigation mark independently, which won the second prize of excellent film from the Ministry of culture of China and the East West Center film award of the 4th Hawaii International Film Festival. In 1984, he directed the plot film "life" starring Zhou Lijing and Wu Yufang, which was adapted from Lu Yao's novel of the same name and won the best feature film award of the 8th popular film Hundred Flowers Award. In 1986, he was the producer of the plot movie horse thief.

In 1987, he was the producer of the plot film "Red Sorghum"; in the same year, he directed the plot film "old well", which was co starred by Zhang Yimou, LV Liping and Liang Yujin. The film was adapted from Zheng Yi's novel of the same name. The film won the best feature film award of the 8th China Golden Rooster Award and the Tokyo Film Festival Award, the main competition unit of the 2nd Tokyo International Film Festival He won the best director award of the Golden Rooster Award for Chinese film, and also worked as the producer of the plot film "child king".

In 1989, he took part in the fantasy love movie "the ancient and modern war between the Terracotta Warriors". In 1993, he took part in the comedy Joy Luck Club directed by Wang Ying. In 1994, he directed the plot film "face changing", CO starring Zhu Xu and Zhou Renying, which won the best co production feature film award of the 16th China Golden Rooster film award. He won the best director award of the 16th China Golden Rooster film award and the best director award of the 9th Tokyo International Film Festival.

In 1998, he directed the love movie "extraordinary love" co starred by Yuan Li and Liu Yunlong. In 2002, he directed Zhang Ruimin's biographical film CEO, which was shortlisted for the outstanding feature film award of the 9th China Film Huabiao award. With this film, he was shortlisted for the outstanding director award of the 9th China Film Huabiao award. In 2005, Wu Tianming won the first lifetime achievement award of China Film Directors Association.

In 2008, he worked as the producer of the love movie crossing the border. In 2012, he co starred with Xu Huanshan in the plot film "flying over the old people's home", in which he played the warm and cheerful old Zhou; in the same year, he was the producer of the plot film "children's affairs", which was directed by Wang Jing.

On May 6, 2016, the plot film "a hundred birds to the Phoenix" directed by him was released, which won the special award of the 22nd Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival jury. He won the best director award of the 3rd China Australia International Film Festival for this film.

Personal life

family

Wu Tianming's daughter is Wu Yanyan. After graduating from high school, Wu Tianming sent her to the United States to study fashion design. However, when she arrived in the United States, Wu Yanyan soon changed her major to acting in private.

Death

On March 4, 2014, Wu Tianming died of myocardial infarction at the age of 75. At 3 p.m. on March 8, a farewell ceremony for Wu Tianming's body was held in Babaoshan, Beijing. On April 12, 2017, the funeral ceremony for the ashes of the third anniversary of Wu Tianming's death was held in Xi'an funeral home.

Main works

Directing movies

Screenwriter's works

Take part in the film

Making movies

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Wu Tianming is enthusiastic, sincere and honest. He is a man of vigorous and resolute action. What's more, he is an expert and takes good care of talents. He doesn't pretend to be so. His film style is much like Hou Hsiao Hsien of Taiwan, but it's stronger. His works are full of feelings. He's very emotional. Maybe he is out of date in technology, technique and concept, but he devotes all his emotion to every inch of film. His creative style is invisible, he does not pursue gorgeous, formal things. He is just like the stone of Taihang Mountain, which is a return to nature. At the same time, his films have a deeper connotation and depth, gentle and simple, his choice of subject matter is serious and prudent, which shows his conscience, love and sense of responsibility, and also shows his talent, cultivation and vision (comprehensive review of Zhang Yimou, Tian Zhuangzhuang and huashang.com).